move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis

her long black skirt swung about her legs

the door swung shut behind him

a priest began swinging a censer

move by grasping a support from below and leaping

we swung across like two trapeze artists

the Irishman swung himself into the saddle

move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line

she swung her legs to the side of the bed

the cab swung into the car park

shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another

opinion swung in the Chancellor's favour

the failure to seek peace could swing sentiment the other way

play music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm

the band swung on

(of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable

engage in group sex or swap sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis

a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth

an act of swinging

with the swing of her arm, the knife flashed through the air

a discernible change in opinion, especially the amount by which votes or points scored change from one side to another

a five per cent swing to Labour

a style of jazz or dance music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm

a swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign

(in musical theatre) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production